The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-08-20
TAIMAGE.
Christian Principles Involved In Life
and Fire Insr. nee.
The Responsibility ftestinx Upon the
Great companies. Mans Duty
10 Hts fnmiiy.

These were the words OF Joseph, the
President OF the first life insurance
company that the world ever saw.
Pharaoh had dream that distracted
him. He thought he stood on the
bank OF the river Nile, and saw com
iag np out OF the river, seven fat. sleek,
glossy CONS. and they began to browse
Ia the th.cS grass. Nothing frightful
about that. But after them, coming
ont Of tile same river, he saw seven
cows that were gaunt and starved. and
the worst looking cows that had ever
Lecn seen in the land. and In the fer
ocity OF hunger they devoured their
seven fat predecessors. Pharaoh, the
king, sent for Joseph TO decipher these
midnight hieroglyphics. Joseph made
short work of IL, and intimated the
seven fat cows that came out of the
river are seven years with plenty To
eat, the seven emaciated cows that
followed them are seven years with
nothing 10 eat.
Now" said Joseph, {" let us take
onc-tifth Of the corn crop of the seven
prosperous years, and keep IL as q
prov sion for the seven years In which
there shall be no corn crop"
The king took the counsel and APP
pointed Joseph, because OF his integrity
and public spiriledness, as the presi-
dent OF the undertaking. The farmers
paid oue-ilfth OF their income as a
premium. In all the towns and cities
OF the land there were branch houses.
This great Egyptian lite insurance
company had millions OF dollars as
assets. After awhile the dark DAYS
came and the whole nation would have
starved III IL had not been for the pro-
vision they had made for the future.
But now these suffering families had
nothing 90 do but go up and collect
the amount of their life policies. The
Bible puts IL In one short phrase
In all tho land OF Egypt there was
bread.
say this was the first life insurance
company. IL was diyinely organized.
1t had In IL all the advantages Of the
" whole life PLAN" of the fontine
plan," OF the reserved endowment
plan," and all the other good plans.
We are tod that the Rev De. Anhate,
of Lincolnshire, England, originated
the first life insurance company in 1893.
Not IL is as old as the corn cribs OF
Egypt, aud G d himself was the au-
thor and originator III that were not
so would not take your time and
mine in Sabbath discuss on of this
subject. ! feel that il is theme vital.
religious and of Infinite import, the
MOI ais Of life and fire insurance.
About ten or twelve years ago there
was great panic in life insurance,
which did good. Under the storm
the Enthusiastically and bogus institu-
tions were scattered, while the genuine
were tested and firmly established, and
where does the life Insurance institu.
ton stand today What amount of
comfort. of education, OF moral and
spiritual advantage is represented in
the simple statistic that in this coun-
try the life insurance companies in
one year paid $7,000,000 to the fam.
lilies OF the bereft; and are promising
10 pay--and hold themselves in readi-
ness TO pay s2.00O,0O0,O00 TO the
families OF the bereftl
Set thy house in order, for thou
shalt die and not live.
That injunction in our day would
mean
Make your will; settle up your ac-
counts; make things plain; don't de-
ce.ve your heirs with rolls OF worth
less mining stock; don't deceive them
with deeds for Western lands that
vii never yield any crop but chills
and feycrs; don't leave for them notes
that have been outlawed. and second
mortgages on property that will not
pay the first.
But | must ask tho men engaged in
life insurance business whether they
feel the Importance OF their trust, and
charge them, must, that they need
divine grace 20 help them in their
work. In this day, when there are SO
many riyalrics in your line Of business,
YOU will be tempted 10 ovcrstate the
amount OF assest and the extent OF the
surplus, and YOU will De tempted 90
abuse the franchise OF the company
and make up the deficit OF one year
10y adding some Of the receipts of an
other year; and you will be tempted to
send ont mean. anonymous circulars
derogatory 90 other companies, forget
full of the fact that anonymous com
munication means only two things, the
cowardice of the author. and the inc.
flicIency OF the police In allowing such
a thing to be dated anywhere save In
side OF penltentiary. Under the
mighty pressure many have gone down,